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Uh, yeah, he was named director after JL took his leave. JL was excited to direct it and it would have been the only director had it not been for this. It's also why they have pushed the release by another year.

Meh, not really. In the old world of cable networks this may have been the case but the barriers to entry for media are ridiculously low and non-traditional media companies are bidding for broadcast rights to live sports.

Historically, interference with mergers has been bad. What happened to Standard Oil or the Bells after they were broken up? Wouldn't GE be in a much better place if they were able to purchase Honeywell? Remember, we play in a global marketplace, so the rules here may not apply everywhere else, and many even left-leaning societies are very permissive of such consolidation.

I am not sure what you are talking about - He was slated to direct and was apparently really into the development. He hasn't done much directing beyond since Toy Story 2 except Cars and Cars 2 because he oversees all creative.

It doesn't have to be an overhaul. Different playcalling can make a huge difference. Coaches and analysts look for tendencies based on the tape available and with nothing to go on, they have fewer chances to find reliable trends.

Fortunately the talent on this defense seems greater than South Carolina's offense.

I'm probably wrong here but I just don't see him as a fit for Michigan's offense. He obviously has great talent and experience, but the accuracy and touch seemed to be lacking and I never saw him go under center.

I disagree with Harbaugh and think 8 is a good number. 8 gets an undefeated UCF in this year and most years. It also allows you to have the first round on campus and then the second round as the bowls (first round losers could go to other bowls).

As degraded as the CCG has become, it is the only way to determine a conference champion in conferences with divisions.

Judging by the tweets from MSU players, they feel the disrespect from the Outback Bowl...despite the Holiday Bowl picking first. Way to go, MSU - act like jerks to the bowl committee that chose you despite having a top-20 matchup just because they think Michigan is screwing them.

I hope this doesn't happen. Leach seems like a better fit at an school like WSU or TTU. Tennessee sounds like the kind of place where you have to kiss up to alumni and fans may not have the patience to implement his offense.

HAHA at Nick Bosa. His game log looks supremely underwhelming, especially when most of his sacks came against bad competition (Maryland, UNLV, and Indiana). Hurst and Winovich didn't disappear like he did.

I really hope the OL has its best game and UM is able to run on them. Obviously the secondary is their big weakness but Iowa and UNLV were able to move the ball on the ground against OSU, so its possible.

This has much more to do with retail changing than with Brandon's or anybody else's compensation. If you look at the highest paid execs and compared their wages to the lowest-paid employee in their company, Toys R Us looks mild. For example, Tom Rutledge at Charter made nearly 3200 times ($98 million) the salary of an installer ($30,000). Disney's Bob Iger gets $41mm/year and the lowest earners at the resorts are $10-12/hour.

It's not just that people will leave, it's that if they do, the incoming people want to be assured they will be paid in full.

As for becoming an executive, it's difficult to answer. Some guys like Jim Skinner at McDonald's and Bill Gates at Microsoft never graduated college. Other guys have many advanced degrees, masters, and sometimes doctorates.

I'll probably take heat for this but 1: It wasn't necessarily Dave Brandon who killed Toys R Us and 2: The top executives get paid because if there is no assurance that they will, they could leave and make the company's ability to turnaround more difficult because any potential other hire in their place won't have any assurance they will get paid.

Plus, a lot of this stuff gets negotiated well in advance, so if you sign a contract that says you will get paid x and you go into bankruptcy, I believe those wage claims have a high priority in bankruptcy proceedings (just like wages due to hourly employees).

I don't doubt somebody can make it work at Nebraska. My point is that it's not the old model where kids commit after their senior year or only see three games on color TV each weekend. It's a different ball game with recruiting and that works okay if you have a niche (building up 2-3 star OL at Wisconsin, Kids from California looking for an alternative at Oregon).

Not really. They had 10 All Americans from Texas and only a couple came after Nebraska left the Big Eight.

Even then, it comes down to winning and losing. Nebraska was a top football school for like 40 years so lots of kids wanted to go there. Same with Alabama. Do you think Saban would be getting kids from all over the country to go to Tuscaloosa if they were 6-6 every year?

You bring up a good point. Nebraska used to have serious branding in California and Texas that allowed them to get the caliber of players needed to win national titles. That is gone now and Nebraska is on an island by themselves unless they are winning big games. Florida has those resources now and rarely leaves the state for OOC games.

I would personally go to Nebraska because the expectations are lower and the BIGW is wide open.

I will take no turnovers and one penalty on the road. Metellus had a great game. Higdon is seeing everything and I hope he is ok.

Wisky and OSU are going to try to get after Peters so the screens and quick stuff was good but they will cover those so he has to make good reads nonetheless. I am not concerned about his accuracy that much and loved that he overthrew DPJ. I think they connect soon.

Yeah, but it appears that running is one of Brand's strengths as a former USAFA QB. Plus, if you are 5'9" and Mo Hurst has your interior OL on skates before you secure the snap, running may be the best option.